🚧 The Bodega Project 🚧

With a team coming from the US eager to build a bodega (shed) next to the new parking lot at Clinica Esperanza, Peggy contacted Franklin to prepare the cement pad for them to build on. Franklin confirmed with Larry about supplies and placement of the pad. Soon Larry and Franklin had their days filled, checking prices, preparing the ground, and ordering supplies. 

The foundation was dug and cement mixed and poured. The pad was completed with time to spare. 

While waiting for the team, blocks, cement, a cement mixer, and other supplies were ordered. All was ready for the team to come. 

A team of 5 eager workers arrived. They were happy to have the local team of Franklin, Larry, Nahun and Milton join them and the walls took shape. The team had seen the walls going up but had to leave the local team to finish. 

While waiting on the cement in the blocks to set, again Franklin and Larry canvased local hardware stores for the remaining materials to add the trusses, roof, doors, cement for parging the walls and nails, screws, hinges and door knobs.  Much retail therapy was enjoyed!

A few items were not available. Nahun had a portable welder and offered it to Larry to weld up the necessary brackets to hold the rolling door. The guys had lots of opportunities to exchange and learn skills, with Larry deeming that the 3 other guys were ready to set up an independent bodega building business.  

Even the nearby outhouse was refurbished using up the left over blocks - and additional materials from a few more shopping trips. 

At this time the bodega will be used for a storage shed for materials awaiting use in the clinic or the new construction. Once interior walls and electricity is added (another trip, Larry?), Peggy has plans to use a part of the building for an annex to the clinic. Franklin, Nahun and Milton will have the pleasure of continuing. Larry needs to do some farming.